Robert Patterson
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Robert Patterson (1792–1881) was an Irish-born American military officer who later became a wealthy industrialist, owning 30 cotton mills in Pennsylvania, a sugar plantation, and investments in railroads and steamships.
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Robert M. Patterson is the Chairman, President & CEO of Avient (a polymers / materials company).
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Robert P. Patterson (1891–1952) was a judge, U.S. Secretary of War, and public servant rather than a businessman.
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